Rockable roller assembly



10, 1943- o. T. HOVARTER 2,326,223

2 ROCKABLE ROLLER ASSEMBLY I Filed Sept. 11, 1941 INVENTOR,

mzmm r: Patented Au .1o, 1943 .RQCKABLE ROLLER ASSEMBLY f a I V Otto vT. Hovarter, Ashley, Indi I Application September 11, 1941, Serial Nb. 41b,3'90

3 Claims. (01. 193-42) This invention relates to rockable roller asseme I blies for use in connection with casket receiving and supporting frames.

One of the prime objects of the invention is to design a light-weight, quickly removable roller assembly to. facilitate placing the conventional casket on the frame, and to obviate the necessity of pallbearers walking alongside the excavation and the dangers attendant thereto.

Another object is to provide a rockable-roller verticallyprojecting stopmember lflfiS provided assembly unit which facilitates the sliding of the casket onto the frame; which is readily removable as a unit for transportation and storage,'which is inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, and

which is applicable to the: different makes of casket lowering apparatus and/or frames. 7

With the above and numerous other objects in View as willappear as the specificationprogresses, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination 1 proach to the excavation.

and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter-f 7 more fully described and claimed.

In the drawingz' rockable roller assembly mounted thereon;

Fig; 2 is a top plan view;

7 Fig.3 is a transverse; part sectional'end view takenjon the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is an enlargedsectional'side elevational view showing the frame and roller assembly; the

broken lines showing the assembly in tilted posi- Y tion. V f

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein is shown the conventional receiving frame '3' comprising side and end members 8 and9, respectively, connected by means of corner castings A I carried forward; and when the head endjof the Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, side elevational view of j e a conventional casket receiving frame with my on the framefmaking it, unnecessary for-the the casket-will be smooth and easy.

er assembly unit whichcan be easily and eco,- nomically manufacturedland assembled,';=and

which are supported on a foldable cornersup,

port C, these corner supports forming the subject matter of a separate application filed by me of even date herewith; and I, therefore, do not deem the instant application.

The roller assembly is removably mounted on the tubular end bar 9 asshownandcomprises a it necessary to show or describe this in detail in pair of horizontally disposed, spaced apart tubular members! and II, respectively, the ends of which are curved and bent at right angles to the main .body, these ends terminating in saddles l2 which are shaped to fit and rock on the end bar 9, each saddle terminating in downwardly projecting end sections [3 and for a purpose to be presently described.

The pronged ends of the saddles extend a prethe space between the. end fsections'l3 sothat as f i as usual;

hates the possibility of the casket 7 (not shown) opposite arm; thence sliding horizontallyover the grave exc'avation ,and the sliding action ar determined distance below the rails 9, and "a on the'foldable corner support czandiextendsinto the assembly is rocked, asflindicated inbroken V lines in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the ends I 3" of the' saddle will engagenthegstop Mprovided'oni-the 7 support C, and limit the swing or rocking move:- ment., A

Rubber rollers [5 are revolvably mounted on the we members I!) and in spaced 'relation, and these rolls are held in proper set positionby means of collars l6 which are provided with set screws I! These roller assembly units can beirnounted on either end of the frame, and to suit theap- In practice, andwh'en, the apharatus isset 1 for use, the roller assembly is-tilted outwardly: and downwardly" fr'omcthe frame This {elimistriking the endmember 910f theframe' asi'itis 9 casket engages the rollers l5; it sli'desslightly upward, engagin'g thecompanion rollers on' 'th'e;

the frame, and in turn engaging andridingonr the intermediate rollerss(not' shown) provided.

persons "carrying a k to "walk "alongsidef- From the foregoing description it will readily apparent that have;perfected ;a very simple, practical, and convenient rockable-rollwhich can be readily transported from place to place or stored in,a very limited space, j

[What I claim is:;; I

L A quickly removable, reckable ed on a casket'receiving" frame and comprising spaced apart, horizonta ly "dispQsedIb-ars t'ermi- 1 bers iournaled on said apart, horizontally disposed bars'havihg curved-y T I ating in saddles detach'ably engaging the'end rail of the casket receiving frame, roller mern bars, and depending legs :1 forming a part, of eachlsaddle and. engageable with a stop for limiting the rocking movement of said'unit. 5 f g 2. A rockable unit adapted .to'= be, mounted on, av casket receiving frame and comprising spaced end sectionsterminating in open saddles for de-" tachable engagement with the end rail of casket 1 receivingframe; rollers mountedfon said bar's. .1

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v verge and terminate in open saddle members 7 adaptedto fit over the end rail of the frame, "said saddles terminating in downwardly projecting prongs depending below the end rail' of the in spaced apart relation; Co11ars-.for securing said rollersfin position, 'andjspace'd apart depending legs forming apart of each saddle and engageable; with a stop for'limiting .the roeking movement of the unit.

; -3. A 'quicklyremovabia' rockable roller asl V I sembiy unit adapted to be mounted on the .end

rail of acasket receiving frame and comprising horizontally spaced bars, the endsof which'concasket receiving frame and adapted for engagement by*a stop; rollers revolvably mounted on said bars; and means for preventing en'dwise movement of the rollerson said bars.

OTTO T. HOVARTER. 

